Bearing



A. F. W. RUSKE Oct. 1, 1935.

' BEARING Filed April 28, 1954 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 1, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,015,872 BEARING Albert F. W. Ruske, San Francisco, Calif. Application April 28, 1934, Serial No. 722,994 7 Claims. (01. 308-211 My invention relates to improvements in bearings, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a bearing which is self-centering in that the roller bearings act upon conical sleeves and cause these sleeves to space themselves equal distances from the center of the bearing. I

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which makes use of long and short roller bearings, and in this way the weight is distributed properly throughout the length of the bearing.

The device is extremely simple in construction and can be readily assembled and disassembled. The roller bearings can be quickly removed and new ones substituted for the worn-out ones. In this way the life of the bearing can be extended indefinitely. I

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device, portions being shown in elevation;

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Figure 1; a

Figure 3 is a section through the conical-shaped 7 members showing them mounted on the shaft;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the short roller bearings;

Figure 5 is a side elevation roller bearings; and

Figure 6 is a side view of a modified form.

In carrying out my inventionI provide a housing indicated generally at I, and having end closure members 2 and 3 removably secured thereto by screws 4, or other suitable fastening means. The closure members 2 and 3 have central openings 5 and 6 for rotatably receiving a shaft 1. Conical-shaped sleeves 8 and 9 are threaded on the shaft 1 at I2 and I3, and have cylindrical portions I and conical-shaped portions I I. The closure members 2 and 3 bear against the adjacent of one of the long ends of the sleeves 8 and 9 and hold them in the position shown inFigure 1. Screws I4 are carried by the ends 2 and-'5 and hold the sleeves 8 and Sin adjusted position." The sleeves 8,and 9 are rotated on the shaft 1 toward each other when taking up wear and the screws I4 are adjusted to contact with the sleeves and prevent an unscrewing action on the threaded portions I 2 and I 3.

In Figures 1 and 2 it will be noted that I provide partitions I and I6, and each partition has an opening 8 and 9. The opening I 1 is provided with recesses I8. Figure 2 shows six recesses provided in each partition, although the number may be varied if desired. The partitions are secured to the casing I by screws I8. 10

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, it will be noted that I provide short roller bearings I9 and long roller bearings 28. The short bearings I9 have a. reduced portion 2I separating a cylindrical portion. 22 and a conical-shaped portion 23-. The l5 partition I6 is provided with three of these short roller bearings and they are mounted in every other recess I8. In like manner the partition I5 is provided with three of the short roller bearings. Figure 1 shows how the short roller bearings are mounted in the partitions and illustrates how the partitions bear against the adjacent edges of the portions 22 and 23, so as to hold the short roller bearings against creeping in a longitudinal direction. The portions 22 have slightly rounded ends 25 for a purpose hereinafter described.

I also provide long roller bearings 20 which have conical end portions 24. The central reduced section 25 of these long bearings extends between the two partitions I5 and I 6 and the partitions bear against the adjacent edges of the end portions 24 in the manner shown in Figure 1. The conical portions 23 of the short bearings and the conical portions 24 of the long bearings ride on the conical portions II of the sleeves 8 and 9. This arrangement gives to the bearing a self-centering effect in that the forces exerted by the long and short bearings tend to movethe sleeves 8 and 9 away from each other and the sleeves in turn bear against the screws I4 carried by the ends 2 and 3 so that the shaft 1 is held centrally with respect to the casing I. This arrangement provides a hearing which will have a much longer life because the various parts are held against longitudinal play.

It will further be noted that the elongated bearings 20 have the eifect of providing a fixed distance between the conical-shaped portions II, of the sleeves 8 and 9. This arrangement further aids in keeping thesleeves in properly spaced relation with respect to the casing I.

After an adjustment of the sleeves 8 and 9 on the shaft 1 has been made, the portions 23 of the short rollers I9 will be urged further away from the bearing center. The rollers will I1 large enough to receive the sleeves therefore have a tendency to fulcrum about the partitions l5 and I6 and to swing the portions 22 toward the axis of the bearing. The portions 22 are rounded at their ends to prevent the edges from biting into the sleeves 8 and 9 when the rollers are slightly swung.

If it is desired to remove any of the short or long bearings this can be readily done by first removing the ends 2 and 3, and then freeing the shaft 1 and the sleeves 8 and 9 from the housing I. Any one of the rollers can now be moved toward the center of the bearing so as to free it from its recess and then the roller can be taken from the housing and a new one substituted in its place. The device is extremely simple in construction and is durable and efficient for the purpose intended.

A modified form of the short roller is shown in Figure 6. The roller 26 in this figure has two rounded ends 21 and 28 that are designed to ride on the sleeves 8 and 9 in the same manner as the short rollers l9. 7 While I have shown only the preferred forms of my invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A hearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, conicalshaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, flanges extending inwardly from the housing, and rollers carried by. the flanges and bearing against the sleeves, certain of said rollers being longer than the others and being supported by more than one flange.

2. A bearing comprising a housing, a shaft .rotatably mounted therein, conical-shaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, inwardly extending flanges carried by the housing, elongated rollers carried by more than one flange and having enlarged conical-shaped ends contacting with the flanges for preventing longitudinal movement of the rollers with respect to the housing, said rollers riding on the sleeves.

. 3. A bearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted therein, conical-shaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, inwardly extending flanges carried by the housing, elongated rollers carried by more than one flange and having conical-shaped ends contacting with the flanges for preventing longitudinal movement-of ings having the rollers with respect to the housing, said rollers riding on the sleeves, and short rollers carried by each flange for bearing against the sleeves. I

4. A bearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, sleeves threaded on the shaft and having cylindrical and conical-shaped portions, inwardly extending flanges carried by the housing, long rollers carried by more than one flange and having conicalshaped ends and bearing against the conicalshaped portions of the sleeves, and short rollers carried by each flange and having conicalshaped ends bearing against the conical-shaped portions of the sleeves and cylindrical ends bearing against the cylindricalportions of the sleeves.

5. A bearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, conicalshaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, end covers secured to the housing and bearing against the adjacent ends of the sleeves, and roller bearconical-shaped ends bearing against the sleeves for urging the sleeves against the covers whereby the sleeves are kept in proper position, and means carried by the end covers and contacting with the sleeves for preventing relative longitudinal movement between the shaft and the housing.

6. A bearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, conicalshaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, flanges extending inwardly from the housing, and rollers carried by the flanges andbearing against the sleeves, certain of said rollers being longer than the others and being supported by more than one flange, said sleeves being threaded on the shaft for adjustment toward each other to compensate for Wear.

7. A hearing comprising a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted therein, conical-shaped sleeves mounted on the shaft, inwardly extending flanges carried by the housing, elongated rollers carried by more than one flange and having conicalshapeel ends contacting with the flanges for preventing longitudinal movement of the rollers with respect to the housing, said rollers riding on the sleeves, and short rollers carried by each flange for bearing against the sleeves,'said sleeves being threaded on the shaft for adjustment toward each other to compensate for wear.

ALBERT F. W. RUSKE. 

